Kirby (KEX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kirby (KEX) reported Operating Margin of 13.27% for Q2 2026, down 2.15 percentage points from 15.41% a year earlier but up 0.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kirby (KEX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Kirby's Operating Margin came in at 14.01%, up 1.35 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 14.75%, up 2.53 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +34.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 12.22% in FY2024 (+1.38 pp), 10.84% in FY2023 (+3.91 pp), 6.93% in FY2022 (+18.42 pp) and -11.49% in FY2021 (+7.89 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of -52.92% in Q3 2021 and a high of 15.41% in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.63 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 60.81 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2021 (a drop of 58.94 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 12.76% (Q1 2026), 15.22% (Q4 2025) and 14.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.82 Bn | 165.35 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.33 Bn | 85.54 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.04 Bn | 60.93 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.24 Bn | 76.26 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.30 Bn | 67.94 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.12 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.28 Bn | 32.47 Bn | - | 7.20% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.11 Bn | 38.37 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.83 Bn | -24.55 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 10 | Kirby | 7.30 Bn | 7.08 Bn | 290.80 Mn | 13.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.62% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -52.92% |
API Access
Kirby Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "KEX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();